New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-26
LAW STUDENTS GET DEGREES.
A1ARer CLASS GRADUATED LAST NIGHT

.a.ov, c,r,cur AID T. r. COUDERT DIFFER IN
r,,yIp VIEWS OF THR LEGAL PROFESSION
rho-e was an unusual performance on the boards oi
.ha Metropolitan Opera House last night who're
airing of young men In dress su''s ssooe ~
o,aved their little parts with their backs 70 the spec
80 They were cheorcd to the echo, however as
tbev gave place to another line and still ano'heI
anotber until 1913 young men had listened to niue
Grafton in Latin frem elderly gentleman N
Gown and mortar-board hat, and reeeNeu
paper tube tied up with red tape. -, tho
[ Tho occasion the graduating exercise. mon
Columbia College Law School, and THESE !ouHe 80;
uere the successful graduates coming up iVh Ia
diplomas. President Barnard toSk t sno 81 the
among others on the stage were tne PaouY ~ ond
Law School-Professcrs Dwight on"'0 a. DIR.
partr;dge- Dwight f. Olmstead, Professor van M
r,nra Frederio r. Coudert and many o'noi' INV
honse was crowded In every part =, co,ru.
4 Th.odore W. Dwight I'LL. d., the waruen VI Oo ~.
Ma Co,lece Law School, delivered tne aouies' ~
'class taking az a text the inquiry, w 80 wns
}or,. In narts Of his grave discourse tnoi. "a'
o,h ~ humorous historical incident to Keep the AZ
sa,,Sn ~ the vast audience In state OF hVeiy OK
t..,aton LAWYERS to-day, be said, we're DiomSn na
r. close cootact with business men, ana Ia iao'i e
mo oioso ~ themselves. They were manly LOT
ths nnrnose of establishing and protecInS tho s,S
n nroperty Eloquence and senumeh. psu III
and learning fre9nent n Of the new attack on
{bs RIGHTS of property, Professor Dwight
fhe wisdom Of those who wrote over 'ng even for
fhst nriyate property should not De taken o'on A0
nnblc uses without just compensation 49,, ,r,,o.
Prosident Barnard announced the thieo 90
.aarlv osered IN the Department OF Law Inc nrsV
brize OF $3.50 was awarded to aired S"a' 81 20 70
craduate Of Princeton; the second OF Siov W
Gserge Curtis Austin, OF Columbia and the tnlru "
ri 100 to Abraham Leopold Fromme oil inc Co.eso 10
Se f,ify of New-York. Honorable mention was maui
nj William Fowler Guthrie Archibald anderson auJ
Sberrsr% pepne The prize Of S1o0iu CONSTITUTIONAL ma
II;storv and Constitutional Law was awauco py ,ne
Fnoulty OF the School OF Political science 10
fok Spiereberg. AS each OF the saappO
IN the platiorm he was loudly applauced PROFESSOR
bv;,ht in calling ont the names, men'ioheu 'n %
ths Fsenltv had already recommended Alfred ".
Reeves the first prl2e-winner, as paIo 'u'o VI WIZ
college. 49,. .,.S toryara IN de-
i've an address to the students, and they received
him warmly Professor Dwight no smu, nsu sPonot
exhaustivey Of the lawyers OF the past tne @
and the frfure. The other lawyers he mao lot io5
Mr.. Coudert [Lsugbter. And yet there was good
Seel 10 be said about the nobility OF the PROFESSION
which NJ. Dwight could not crowd INTO ms noui .
discourse. Tue professor had toia snc .h, ab9ut
htartipp as merchants in words and tracking IN 9ph
ioDs they had better go into wall street anu sen
btocks or into the Swamp and sell leather II wealth.
was their objective point, ne would say " uo hono
YOU of New-Jsrsey and Minnesota laughter go upon
Tho cattle ranches farms OF your states anu
be of use to your country . Ill or4
Eloquence Mr.. Coudert SAD nau nOt t to thou.
The people OF to-day the people OF Two thou
sand years ago IN this respect There was sugee'
with which the young lawyers would soon hase 70
grapple SiAty-eicht thousand in the Clty OF new
York by the silent ballot had said that the Land
tenn OF to-day could not endure: They had said; re
hold the balance of power and shall use It,. Must
hot the LAWYER be able to sny: An, out TINS Is
wrong this Is suicide this is So. 30 lar so
lawyer should succeed In persuading THESE people,
he would help TO save his country. -.
The diplomas were then presented TO the graduating
class